Travelling Vocabulary

Travelling Word-List

• An accident refers to an unforeseen event that causes harm or damage.
• Across the street from is used to describe something located on the opposite side of a road.
• Opposite means something is in a contrary or opposing position.
• An airport is a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with facilities for passengers.
• Aisle, center, or window seat refers to seating options usually in transport.
• A flight attendant is a crew member who attends to passengers on an aircraft.
• A footbridge is a bridge designed for pedestrians.
• (Forced) landing an emergency landing due to circumstances beyond the pilot's control
• Full or half board refers to accommodation that includes meals.
• A guest house is a type of accommodation.
• A harbor is a sheltered place where ships can moor.
• Heavy traffic indicates a high volume of vehicles on the road.
• To ask for and giving directions gives instructions on how to get to a place
• Itinerary refers to a detailed plan for a journey.
• A lane is a division of a road marked off with painted lines.
• A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation.
• Life belt/jacket: A buoyant device used to save someone from drowning.
• Liner: Passenger ship or aircraft, especially a large one.
• Boarding card: a card that allows a passenger to board a ship or aircraft.
• Booking (office): The office where one books tickets and seats..
• A boulevard is a wide street, often adorned with trees.
• A by pass is a road that avoids a town or city.
• (Bridal) suite: Is a room for a newly married couple..
• Cabin Crew: are the people working on the plane, especially there for safety of the passengers.
• Carry-on/hand luggage: is luggage small enough to carry onto the airplane.
• Charter flight: renting the whole airplane not just a seat.
• Chauffeur: Someone who drives you around in a private car.
• Close to: is something that is located nearby.
• Coach: Is a bus.
• Conductor: is someone who works on the bus making sure people pay.
• Congestion: is when there is too much traffic.
• Continental breakfast: light breakfast of pastry and coffee.
• Contraflow: A traffic flow that goes against the normal direction.
• (Co-)pilot: The second in command airline pilot.
• Crash: is when two vehicles hit each other.
• Crossroads: Is an intersection where two roads meet.
• Cruise: Vacation on a large ship.
• Cul-de-sac / dead lock: Road that doesn’t connect to any other road.
• Customs: place where your luggage inspected when you enter the country
• Cut/half-price ticket: Ticket you buy at a reduced price, especially for kids.
• Deck: the outside part of a cruise ship
• Departure lounge: the hall where you wait before your flight is ready
• Destination: the place that someone is going to.
• Double/family/single/twin room: Hotel room for two people.
• Driving license/test: permission slip required to drive, awarded upon passing test.
• Economy / tourist class: cheapest tickets on a airplane or cruise
• English breakfast: Hearty breakfast of eggs, bacon and sausage.
• Excursion/expedition/hitch-hiking: Adventure trip
• Van: small truck.
• Vehicle: car, truck or van
• Yacht: fancy boat.
• Fine refers to a sum of money paid as a penalty.
• A flight attendant is a crew member who attends to passengers on an aircraft.
• To arrive in/at / to get to means reaching a destination.
• To be/get air/home/car/sea-sick means to experience nausea due to travel.
• To board means to get on a mode of transport.
• To break down means to stop functioning.
• To cancel means to decide that an event will not take place.
• To catch the bus means to arrive in time to get on the bus.
• To change buses means to transfer from one bus to another.
• To change from … to means to switch from one thing to another.
• To check in/out means to register at or leave a hotel or airport.
• To commit a traffic offense means to violate a traffic law.
• To complain to sb about sth means to express dissatisfaction.
• To cut across means to take a shortcut.
• To delay means to postpone or defer.
• To engage/take a room means to reserve accommodation.
• To get in/out of a car to enter or exit a vehicle.
• To get on/off the bus means to board or alight from a bus.
• To get/go through the customs means to pass through customs control.
• To go as far as means to travel to a certain point.
• To go/travel on foot means to walk.
• To go/travel by air/sea/land means to use a specific mode of transport.
• To go past/to pass by means to move beyond something.
• To go sightseeing means to visit interesting places.
• To go/see sights means to visit tourist attractions.
• To go straight on/ahead means to continue without turning.
• To go to/towards means to move in a particular direction.
• To head for means to travel in a specific direction.
• To hire a car means to rent a vehicle.
• To land means to bring an aircraft down to the ground.
• To leave (for) means to depart for a destination.
• To lose one’s way means to become lost.
• To make good time means to travel quickly without delay.
• To miss the bus means to arrive too late to board the bus.
• To pay in advance means to pay beforehand.
• To put up a tent means to erect a temporary shelter.
• To reserve a cabin means to book a private room on a ship.
• To ride in a bus means to travel as a passenger.
• To see sb off means to go to the station/airport to say goodbye.
• To set off/out means to start a journey.
• To start out means to commence a trip.
• To take off means to depart/when a plane leaves the ground.
• To take a photo/photos means to capture images.
• To turn (to the) left/right means to go to a specific direction.